His wheels are not busted. Each injury was a standard tear. No ligament damage or excess structural damage.
This isn't like micro-fracture or a compound injury.
Rose suffered the easiest injuries to repair and ones that do not impact you much after recovery.

It's a pattern is what I'm trying to say. He's already breaking down at such a young age. That's not good at all.

Have players come back from serious injury? Sure! But, they're not the same. He'll have to adjust his game. And gl to him.

Miami is a good fit because those 3 are best friends and wanted to play together. LeBron is the alpha dog and Wade and Bosh put their egos aside to taste a championship.

Melo is better friends with Kobe than those 3.

His wheels are not busted. Each injury was a standard tear. No ligament damage or excess structural damage.
This isn't like micro-fracture or a compound injury.
Rose suffered the easiest injuries to repair and ones that do not impact you much after recovery.

Miami was a good fit eventually because DWade put his ego aside and deferred to LeBron. That first year wasn't the prettiest basketball, but those two are so talented that it worked enough. Also, Lebron is not a volume shooter.

Durant and Westbrook currently are having their issues and I don't think a Rose/Anthony combo is nearly as good as that. I think having a healthy Rose and Melo sounds good, and don't get me wrong, they'll win some games, but I don't think it's a good fit if the goal is championship

I'd love to see every series out West go 7 games. Very entertaining and us NBA fans want to watch that excitement!

For tomorrow's games!

Go ATL! Show 'em what you got! And drop it like it's hot!

Go Thunder! Okay I take it all back, lets see Memphis close this series. Go Grizzlies even though there's no Grizzlies in Tennessee! Miller shoot a dagger 3 on 'em!

Go Warriors! Why? We wanna see that 7th game! And all that 'we are one' chant! Yah baby!

Seeing every west series go 7 would be fun, but being the Miami hater I am, I don't want to see the west beat each other up TOO bad on the way to the finals. Let's face it, the east blows hard. Every team in the west would smoke the Pacers or Raptors and they are the first and third seeds in the conference. The Heat are going back to the Finals, they may sweep every series on the way. East is just freaking awwwfffuuullll.

Miami was a good fit eventually because DWade put his ego aside and deferred to LeBron. That first year wasn't the prettiest basketball, but those two are so talented that it worked enough. Also, Lebron is not a volume shooter.

Durant and Westbrook currently are having their issues and I don't think a Rose/Anthony combo is nearly as good as that. I think having a healthy Rose and Melo sounds good, and don't get me wrong, they'll win some games, but I don't think it's a good fit if the goal is championship

The problem with Durant and Westbrook is that Westbrook is more alpha dog than Durant and Durant is the better player.
Much like with LeBron in Miami the first season, he deferred to Wade.
To win a title that will not work, but at the same time, Ibaka no matter how good he plays is not a good 3rd option.

The defense and rebounding would give that combo enough of a boost to win a championship or two.
The Bulls are still a young team and their need is a dominant scorer who can take over games late without just relying on Rose.
Melo is a perfect fit for that.

Me personally, I want Kevin Love but he is more likely to head to LA than Chicago in 2015 if they pick the right coach.

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It's a pattern is what I'm trying to say. He's already breaking down at such a young age. That's not good at all.

Have players come back from serious injury? Sure! But, they're not the same. He'll have to adjust his game. And gl to him.

Not really, he had never been injured before these past 2.
Neither of his injuries are chronic or deteriorating in nature.

The problem with Durant and Westbrook is that Westbrook is more alpha dog than Durant and Durant is the better player.
Much like with LeBron in Miami the first season, he deferred to Wade.
To win a title that will not work, but at the same time, Ibaka no matter how good he plays is not a good 3rd option.

The defense and rebounding would give that combo enough of a boost to win a championship or two.
The Bulls are still a young team and their need is a dominant scorer who can take over games late without just relying on Rose.
Melo is a perfect fit for that.

Me personally, I want Kevin Love but he is more likely to head to LA than Chicago in 2015 if they pick the right coach.

Not really, he had never been injured before these past 2.
Neither of his injuries are chronic or deteriorating in nature.

I still think Rose and Anthony won't mesh, I do think Carmelo would be a great fit with the current squad, as long as he buys into playing D.

Ironically, i think someone like Deng would be a nice option to play with Carmelo. Having two volume shooters is just a recipe for frustration.

I'm a knicks fan, I've watched plenty of Melo. I 100 percent don't think he can share alpha dog status. That said, the BUlls have a fantastic roster for him to fit into. I just don't think Rose is his best playing partner.

I'm a knicks fan, I've watched plenty of Melo. I 100 percent don't think he can share alpha dog status. That said, the BUlls have a fantastic roster for him to fit into. I just don't think Rose is his best playing partner.

I agree with this. I'm a fan of the Knicks as well and watched countless times Melo hogging the ball putting up 45 points in a loss. How is Rose on defense? Because everybody knows Melo doesn't play defense, lol.

I'm a knicks fan, I've watched plenty of Melo. I 100 percent don't think he can share alpha dog status. That said, the BUlls have a fantastic roster for him to fit into. I just don't think Rose is his best playing partner.

I am not saying that he and Rose will be the most perfect fit in the history of the NBA.
I am saying I think their talents match up well with each other and that they can play together.
I also think the roster and potential floor spacing fits well for Melo.
We do not have a single player that demands the low post on offense, Melo and Rose will have a wide open lane to work with and some solid wings to dish to.
Neither one would have to be a volume shooter.

As far as AI goes, he was not anywhere near the AI he was in Philly.
Rose is a league MVP, the best PG in the game and probably the 3rd best player when healthy. Which I believe he will be next season and throughout the rest of his career.

I agree with this. I'm a fan of the Knicks as well and watched countless times Melo hogging the ball putting up 45 points in a loss. How is Rose on defense? Because everybody knows Melo doesn't play defense, lol.

Noah and Butler are great on D, Gibson is as well playing the 6th man role(Though he actually plays the entire 2nd and 4th quarter due to Boozer's defensive issues), Rose is a tenacious defender and steals the ball.
The issue Rose has had was on offense. The teams key on him in the playoffs and use a bigger guy to guard him in key situations(IE LeBron guarding him during ECF's)

The only person on the Bulls who cannot play defense is Boozer and Noah made up for him a lot.
Melo is markedly better on D than Mr. Ole so that shouldn't be a problem.

I am not saying that he and Rose will be the most perfect fit in the history of the NBA.
I am saying I think their talents match up well with each other and that they can play together.
I also think the roster and potential floor spacing fits well for Melo.
We do not have a single player that demands the low post on offense, Melo and Rose will have a wide open lane to work with and some solid wings to dish to.
Neither one would have to be a volume shooter.

As far as AI goes, he was not anywhere near the AI he was in Philly.
Rose is a league MVP, the best PG in the game and probably the 3rd best player when healthy. Which I believe he will be next season and throughout the rest of his career.

I love watching D Rose but everything you said about him happened two years ago. I hope he makes a full recovery but I doubt he lives up to his potential.

I am not saying that he and Rose will be the most perfect fit in the history of the NBA.
I am saying I think their talents match up well with each other and that they can play together.
I also think the roster and potential floor spacing fits well for Melo.
We do not have a single player that demands the low post on offense, Melo and Rose will have a wide open lane to work with and some solid wings to dish to.
Neither one would have to be a volume shooter.

As far as AI goes, he was not anywhere near the AI he was in Philly.
Rose is a league MVP, the best PG in the game and probably the 3rd best player when healthy. Which I believe he will be next season and throughout the rest of his career.

AI was still ballin' by the time he got to Denver. Maybe not AS good as the AI of past, but still pretty damn good.

Obviously, Rose's health remains to be seen, and while I agree that Carmelo and Rose will win enough games on talent alone, trust me you're gonna be frustrated when Melo goes all iso ball. Kicking out to shooters? He's not Lebron James light. He doesn't kick the ball out to anyone.

AI was still ballin' by the time he got to Denver. Maybe not AS good as the AI of past, but still pretty damn good.

Obviously, Rose's health remains to be seen, and while I agree that Carmelo and Rose will win enough games on talent alone, trust me you're gonna be frustrated when Melo goes all iso ball. Kicking out to shooters? He's not Lebron James light. He doesn't kick the ball out to anyone.

AI was a shell of his former self in Denver.
He put up the numbers but it was like watching the guy who you know has lost quite a few steps but is wily enough to still get it done.

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I love watching D Rose but everything you said about him happened two years ago. I hope he makes a full recovery but I doubt he lives up to his potential.

He suffered 2 separate knee injuries to 2 separate knees.
Both injuries were the cleanest you could possibly have and with each injury he could have played in the given year as he was cleared.
He is playing going to play with team usa and if there were concerns over his knees that would not happen.

Just read on ESPN the Lakers will also look at Kevin Ollie, Calipari, and possibly Fisher if he looks to go into coaching after the season. If they are gonna hire Fisher, they might as well just promote an assistant for a couple years and name Kobe head coach in waiting. I think Ollie and Calapari might be foolish to leave their current situations. The Lakers will not be overly patient.

Seeing every west series go 7 would be fun, but being the Miami hater I am, I don't want to see the west beat each other up TOO bad on the way to the finals. Let's face it, the east blows hard. Every team in the west would smoke the Pacers or Raptors and they are the first and third seeds in the conference. The Heat are going back to the Finals, they may sweep every series on the way. East is just freaking awwwfffuuullll.

West has been very entertaining so far with the games. Even though I said last night I'd like to watch the Grizz win, i change my mind. All Western Conference series should go 7.

Now in the East. I am biased. I want the Heat to sweep and sit on their ass. I'd like to see the Hawks eliminate Indiana. Raps to eliminate the Nets. Then, a WashingtonvATL semifinals going 7.

Hell, Phoenix probably beats those teams and they didnt make it. Dunno about sweeps though.

Maybe Toronto takes a game from Dallas at home, but the way Indiana is playing, I don't think they would have taken a game from anyone in the west. What the hell happened to those guys? I know the Granger\Turner trade threw the chemistry off a bit, but there's got to be some big tiffs going on in that locker room.